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Vaginal Birth, Breastfeeding Reduce Allergies, Asthma
Vaginal delivery and breastfeeding lessen the number of new allergy and asthma cases in children up to the age of 18 years, according to new research.
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Personalized Vitamin Sites Grow Despite Doubts
Seventy-five percent of U.S. adults used dietary supplements in 2018, up from 65% in 2009, according to a survey commissioned by the Council for Responsible Nutrition.
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Diabetes Technology Often Priced Out of Reach
New technologies designed to improve blood sugar management often cost too much for people to afford.
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Experimental Injection May Block Peanut Allergy
Just one shot of an experimental antibody treatment allowed people with severe peanut allergy to eat about one peanut's worth of peanut protein two weeks later, the study found.
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Mindfulness May Be a Balm for Breast Cancer Patients
Overall, higher levels of mindfulness were associated with less pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression and sleep disturbance, according to the study published Nov. 8 in the journal Psycho-Oncology.
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U.S. Smoking Rate Hits New Low, But Vaping Rises
Just under 14% of American adults smoked cigarettes in 2018, a dramatic decline from the 42% adult smoking rate in 1965, according to researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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National Project Will Delve Into How Dogs Age
The 40 researchers behind the Dog Aging Project want many of man's furry companions to be enrolled in a 10-year study of what helps canines live long, healthy lives.
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FDA Warns Dollar Store About Tainted OTC Drugs
The drugs include Dollar Tree's Assured Brand OTC drugs and other drug products sold by Dollar Tree Co., which operates stores under the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar names.
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America's Sweet Tooth Starts From Infancy
Infants and toddlers are eating a lot of added sugars every day from foods like yogurt, snacks and fruit drinks.
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Apple Removes Vaping Apps From Store
Apple said it's removed 181 vaping-related apps from its mobile App Store worldwide -- a mix of stores, social networks, news and games.
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Are Vaping Bans the Way to Go?
More and more states are trying to enact some type of ban on e-cigarettes -- but are meeting resistance.
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Juul Delivers More Nicotine Than Other E-Cigarettes: Study
In the new study, researchers from Penn State University College of Medicine analyzed blood samples from six Juul users who were asked to puff on their device every 20 seconds for 10 minutes -- a...
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Almost Half of Older Americans Fear Dementia, Try Untested Ways to Fight It
In a survey, researchers found that almost half of Americans in their 50s and 60s believed they were at least "somewhat likely" to develop dementia. Yet few -- 5% -- said they had talked to their...
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Not Getting Enough Shut-Eye? You Have Plenty of Company
Their analysis of data from nearly 165,000 adults nationwide showed that the number who reported difficulty falling asleep at least once a week was up 1.4% between 2013 and 2017, and those who had...
View ArticleLearning Disabilities Association Announces New Executive Director
MEDIA CONTACT: Beth McGaw, President, Learning Disabilities Association of America, 404.401.9400, bmcgaw@ldaamerica.org Pittsburgh, PA (October 30, 2019) – The Learning Disabilities Association of...
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Cheap, Older Gout Drug Could Be a Lifesaver After Heart Attack
In the new trial, colchicine reduced by as much as 34% a heart attack survivor's combined risk of either dying from heart disease or having cardiac arrest, a heart attack, a stroke or angioplasty.
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Study Casts Doubt on Angioplasty, Bypass for Many Heart Patients
However, the results of a large and long-awaited clinical trial suggests that, in most cases, these procedures may not have provided any benefit over medications and lifestyle changes.
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Diabetes Tougher on Women's Hearts
Heart disease occurs an average of 15 years earlier in people with diabetes, and is their main cause of illness and death. In women, the connection between diabetes and heart disease is particularly...
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Recall: Frozen Cat Food for Salmonella Concerns
GoRaw LLC, doing business as Steve’s Real Food, has recalled its 2-pound bags of frozen Quest Beef Cat Food.
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Studies Confirm HPV Shot Is Safe
New studies included millions of doses of Gardasil 9 vaccine, the only vaccine currently used in the United States for the prevention of HPV-related cancers.
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